The Cougars have an identity problem. Similar to Alexis from The Bachelor who was wearing a shark outfit, but insisted that she was a dolphin. BYU basketball’s issue is almost as absurd.
The Cougars want to play hoops like the Golden State Warriors - fast and free wheeling. The Y insist on trying to play this way. The Cougars play with the 3rd fastest pace of play in all of college hoops. While Dave Rose’s squad certainly gets up and down the floor — they always have — this season it isn’t who they are.